People are at the border, but they become the incarnation of the sun

That is one of Esti's abilities, the ability to summon dark nebulae out of thin air and cause explosions.

Rumbling--

The successive explosions echoed in the empty underground space, and the thick smoke and dust made it impossible to see the current situation clearly.

The only thing we know is that Esti is still alive.

It raised its huge tail and smashed it continuously towards the place where Reinhardt had just been, as if venting its anger.

Even if it creates holes and smashes the earth, there is no intention of stopping.

It wants to grind this sinner who hurt it into meat paste!

"Have you smashed enough?"

Suddenly, Reinhardt's voice echoed faintly through the smoke and rubble. "This powerless and feeble attack... is this all you, Esti, have?"

At the same time, a big hand stretched out from the smoke and dust and grabbed Esti's skull face, with something like huge jaws and fangs protruding from its mouth.

As the smoke and dust cleared, Reinhardt's figure reappeared.

However, half of his armor was broken, and his gnarled arms were exposed to the air, but there was not a single scar left on his glowing skin.

The bead of light on Esti's forehead, or more precisely, its eyes, reflected Reinhardt's terrifying figure.

"So weak... Is this a star beast?"

Reinhardt sighed in his heart and slowly said, "Why, are you scared? The beast."

He clearly felt a touch of human fear on Esti's light ball, and its body began to struggle violently.

The slender body tossed up and down, and Wei Da kept hitting the ceiling filled with false starry sky and the surrounding rock walls, trying to escape from his hands.

But unfortunately, it is impossible.

Its huge jaws were firmly locked in Reinhardt's grasp, and it couldn't even move its head, let alone escape.

However, Reinhardt stared at Esti expressionlessly, his eyes full of coldness.

In his eyes, Esti was like a pet that could be manipulated at will.

However, this pet is now disobedient and needs to be taught a lesson with blood and tears.

So he retracted the pyroxene axe, slowly raised the fist-like pyroxene weapon, clenched his fist and swung it down with all his strength.

——Boom! !

A violent sound like a natural disaster echoed underground, causing the ground above to tremble slightly. The false starry night that covered the rock walls and ceiling of the cave gradually dissipated under the strong impact.

The originally mottled stone wall gradually appeared.

Meanwhile, Esti's head was smashed by Reinhardt's punch, and her huge body was standing upside down, as if she would be straight for the rest of her life.

However, even with this, Esti did not seem to be dead yet. His only remaining right limb was still slowly moving, as if he wanted to struggle.

"You won't die like this?"

Looking at Esti who was still struggling, he felt a little ridiculous and said calmly as if stating a fact: "It seems that vitality that is not commensurate with one's strength is also a waste."

"Goodbye, beast."

214. Dark Moon's Eternal Contract (4.2K)

"It's finally here."

Moonlight Altar, inside the ruins of Manus Therlis Cathedral.

Reinhardt stood on a high place, looking at the ruins of the Moon People in the distance and the entire Moonlight Altar.

A huge full moon hangs in the sky against the backdrop of the vast starry sky. The colorful halo is like neon light projected from the edge to the sky, and is tied around the altar like a ribbon.

It looked dreamlike and somewhat unreal, but it also seemed like a cage, imprisoning everything on the altar.

This is also Kalia's territory, but he has no idea what its function is. Everything on this moonlight altar has been abandoned for a long time.

There is not even any record of the legends about this place.

She came here simply because Shuangzhi was hiding here, and Lani followed him here.

And he, following in Lani's footsteps, also came here and went through 81 difficulties, just like the journey to obtain Buddhist scriptures.

He walked through the lost kingdom - [Eternal City] Noxstella, waded through the deadly corruption - the Corrupted Lake that sealed the Scarlet Goddess, and defeated the star beast sleeping under the Moonlight Altar - [Abandoned Child of Darkness] Esti.

Although there was no guard from the pyroxene dragon Adura, nicknamed the [Devouring Magician], it just glanced at him and flew away, returning to the northernmost Kalia Castle.

But the journey he took is also a story that can be passed down as a legend.

However, he seemed to be too late and the battle was already over.

Lani, a former god-like being, has resolved her feud with Two Fingers.

At the end of the underground cave of Manus Theris Cathedral, a dark blue doll sat on a stone platform with a huge pair of fingers behind it, but it could be seen from the gap in the middle and the dark red blood on the ground that was like a pool of blood.

Shuangzhi, the messenger of the Supreme Will, has been brutally murdered.

The one who took action was the doll sitting on the stone platform - Lani.

However, judging from the degree of damage to Lani's doll body, she also paid a heavy price.

The off-white snow witch clothes she was wearing had disappeared, her naked body was almost in pieces, and her chest was covered with knots stained with the blood of two fingers.

The slender legs that were put together were covered with broken scars, and even the ropes used to fix them had slight cracks.

Two of the arms dangled casually on the stone slab.

The smooth face, like an exquisite work of art, was stained with mottled blood. The familiar magic pattern and the faint blue spirit on the closed right eye had disappeared, and the dull and lifeless blue left pupil stared at the ground covered with blood.

She let the air flow in the cave blow through her short blue hair that looked like weeds.

Like an abandoned broken doll, it sits here lonely and desolate, as if waiting for someone to come.

Reinhardt, who had followed the trail here, slowly stopped and looked calmly at the Rani doll covered with spots.

"So stubborn..."

I couldn't help but shake my head and sigh.

It was obvious that she could just leave everything to him as the knight, and if she asked him for help, he would definitely not hesitate to help her kill Two Fingers.

In the end, he had to abandon everything and pay such a huge price to find the two fingers alone.

Even if only the doll was broken, given the current condition, I guess Lani herself is not in much better condition.

Perhaps this was her kindness, trying her best not to drag him into the vortex of dispute between her and Two Fingers, and trying her best not to let him and Two Fingers become mortal enemies.

But this is also Lani's stubbornness.

Looking at the devastated Lani, he said nothing more. He waved his hand and removed the tattered armor on his body, revealing his muscles that looked like they were cast from molten iron.

Since it is a marriage proposal, it is natural that both parties should be equal.

There was no clothing on Lani's doll, and he didn't have any suitable clothes in his hands, so they might as well just not wear any clothes, which would make them look more harmonious.

So, he knelt on one knee with his upper body naked and took out the exquisite Dark Moon Ring from his pocket.

Even in this almost lightless cave, the ring in his hand still glowed with faint moonlight.

I gently lifted up the soft little hand that seemed boneless, and immediately felt a cool touch.

"Your Highness, I'm here to take you home."

Under the dull gaze of the doll Lani, he passed the ring through the tip of his ring finger and slowly pushed it up.

This Darkmoon Ring was the contract ring she had made with her partner. The cold Darkmoon magic contained in it was proof of her being the Moon Princess Lani.

Once, she was found and chosen by Two Fingers to be a god-man—a demigod who would succeed the Eternal Queen Marika.

However, although there were three gods at that time, among them, the one who was most qualified to inherit Marika's position was Rani.

Since he is the successor of Marika, he naturally wants to become a god.

Then according to the rules of the border area, the system of one god and one king, the gods naturally need partners.

This ring was one of the tokens of love she gave to her partner when she chose him, and it also reflects Kalia's tradition of one ring and one sword.

However, at the same time the ring was put on, outside the Manus Therris Cathedral, countless stars fell from the bright night sky surrounded by the moon, as if to celebrate that Lani had found her partner and to celebrate the two of them getting married.

It slowly falls from the sky like snow.

On the altar that collected star fragments, the starlight that was about to fall was quietly caught by a hand that suddenly stretched out.

At some point, Melina suddenly appeared here, sitting on the edge of the altar, watching the light particles gradually melt in her palms like falling snow, and then looked up at the bright night sky and the falling stars.

"...What a nice view."

Such a beautiful scene, in her fragmented memory, could only be seen at the foot of the golden tree with fallen leaves.

But I didn’t expect that the beauty of the night sky was no less than that towering tree.

While I was surprised and amazed, I also felt a sense of inexplicable loss in my heart.

She didn't know why she was here, nor did she know why she followed behind Reinhardt and didn't dare to show up. She just silently watched his efforts and selfless dedication, and watched everything he did.

He resolutely fought against the shadow of disaster sent by the two fingers, waded through the corrupt lake full of dangers and could be corroded at any time, and finally challenged it regardless of everything and destroyed the star beast Esti.

However, every scene in the process made her feel very satisfied. Reinhardt's unremitting attitude of being hostile to everything made her believe that this person would definitely achieve her long-cherished wish.

Even during this process, she fantasized about how great it would be if all this happened for herself.

But this idea is just a thought.

She didn't understand why she thought so, and even she was a little surprised when she thought about it.

What exactly is this inexplicable feeling and throbbing? Why do I want to stay by this man's side?

She didn't know it herself.

"But... it's not annoying."

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At the same time, in the underground cave.

"...I had a dream, a very long dream."

"In my dream, I foresaw many possibilities for the future..."

"Become the wife of the immortal [Gold] Godwin, inherit Marica's position and become the deity of the Golden Dynasty; become the wife of the Faded One, who possesses the potential to become a king, and emerge as a deity of a new era; or be killed by Two-Fingers, or become the companion of some unknown person who stumbles here and stumbles upon the Darkmoon Ring."

"But I didn't expect that the person who appeared here, in front of me, would be you, my dear Knight Reinhardt."

Lani's slightly hoarse voice echoed in the silent underground cave.

The naked Lani doll that was originally sitting on the stone platform has disappeared, and in her place is Lani, who is now dressed, with her beige dress fluttering in the air.

She raised her fingers slightly, and a ring appeared on her smooth little hands, sparkling with moonlight.

It was the Darkmoon Ring he had just put on Lani, the contract ring of the Kalia royal family.

"...I sent so many warnings before, but now it seems that it was all in vain..."

"but..."

Having said this, Lani's tone suddenly paused and she closed her eyes again, but when she opened them again, her attitude changed and her tone became softer.

"But I am happy. I am glad that my king is you."

In fact, she was really glad, or perhaps that was what she hoped for deep down in her heart.

Reinhardt can be said to be her last subject, and he is also the subject who has watched her grow up and has contributed the most to Kalia and her.

Even if he dies and returns again, he will serve you again without hesitation.

From his mediocre performance at the initial bestowal ceremony to the majestic figure that came here to conclude a contract with her.

The scenes that left a deep impression on her appeared before her one by one.

However, she was also a little afraid.

She didn't know if Reinhardt would find the key, if he found the Darkmoon Ring through the key, and if he found the road ahead difficult, would he give up? If he saw her in this state, would he be disgusted...

But now it seems that all the worries are unnecessary.

Being able to pass many tests and come here without fear of hardships, it seems that this is what she expected, the king she has been waiting for.